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PHILADELPHIA — Andy Dane and Anthony Nelson, two 30-year-olds, took a break last Sunday from their darts game at the Perch Pub on Locust Street to nurse beers and watch some golf on TV — the John Deere Classic in Illinois on CBS Sports."This is the...

President Barack Obama called the Internet "one of the most significant democratizing influences the world has ever known." However, for many, such as Tracy Emerson of West Philadelphia, full connectivity remains out of reach.
Emerson is a...

Neither Ferguson Jenkins nor Vida Blue were announced as members of any "Franchise Fours" when the Mount Rushmore of each Major League Baseball team was revealed prior to the start of Tuesday's All-Star Game in Cincinnati.
Yet, anyone who...

The only thing that annoys people more than illegal robocalls is the inability of governments and phone companies to stop them.
"Must I abandon my landline to be rid of these upsetting intrusions?" a Salisbury Township woman wrote to me last...

Ralph Roberts, who built Comcast from a small cable TV system in Mississippi into one of the nation's largest entertainment companies, has died. He was 95.
Comcast said in a statement that Roberts died Thursday night in Philadelphia of natural causes.
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The Lehigh Valley is still home to two Fortune 500 companies, but they are falling down the rankings.For the third consecutive year, Allentown-based utility company PPL Corp. and Trexlertown-based industrial gas producer Air Products fell in the financial...

Comcast Spectacor has re-branded its arena management and services divisions, meaning PPL Center and a variety of other venues throughout the state are now being overseen by the newly named company, Spectra.There's no management change, but the...

A new administration in Harrisburg has meant a new set of policy goals, and now, a new lobbyist to ensure that the lawmakers shaping federal policies — and handing out tax dollars — are keeping Pennsylvania in mind.
Gov. Tom Wolf's administration has...

Paul McCartney will play the first U.S. arena date of his new Out There Tour at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center on June 21, it was announced Friday.
It will be The Beatles' former singer and bassist's first stop in the city in five years, since he...

Paul McCartney will play the first U.S. arena date of his new Out There Tour at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on June 21, it was announced Friday.
It will be The Beatles’ former singer and bassist’s first stop in the city in five years, since he...

Staff attorneys at the Justice Department's antitrust division are nearing a recommendation to block Comcast Corp.'s bid to buy Time Warner Cable Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
Attorneys who are investigating Comcast's $45.2...

Conspicuous by his absence from Indianapolis this weekend will be Arizona State wide receiver Jaelen Strong, and the Eagles certainly have to be taking note.
As a team believed to be in the market for a wide receiver in this year's NFL Draft, the...

Monday is my favorite day of the year. It's Opening Day and I'll be at the ballpark rooting for the Phillies.
Walter Lehr gets his Phillies fix by watching on TV. But he nearly wasn't able to tune in from his Upper Saucon Township home this season, and...

Monday marks Opening Day as the Phillies host the Boston Red Sox at Citizens Bank Park to kick off the 2015 season for both teams.
Comcast SportsNet will have coverage before and after the game, which will be broadcast as 3 p.m. on NBC10.
The...

A California judge has recommended that state regultors approve Comcast Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable Inc., a first for the megadeal by a major government entity.
But the judge's recommendation also comes with a list of conditions...

A former Comcast employee is facing federal charges for allegedly creating dummy retirement accounts and using them to bilk the company out of nearly $125,000.
Laura Wayne, 37, of Coatesville, administered 401(k) retirement accounts for Comcast...

Comcast Corp.'s national reputation for shaky customer service was rocked again Thursday, and in a particularly unseemly and profane fashion.
A customer in Spokane, Wash., said the Philadelphia-based cable-TV giant changed his first name on his bill...